A masque... in Venice

Masqued magic at the Doge Palace in Venice, Italy. The 2014 Carnival of Venice runs from February 15th to March 4th and includes a program of gala dinners, parades, dances, masked balls and music events. Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

Posing on the bank of a canal. Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

A disdainful air. Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

No masque here - but beguilment under a veil. Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

A medieval air as the pair on the left play court jesters. Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images

You saw what in the palace scullery last night? Photograph: Marco Secchi/Getty Images